Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93

Shimon Peres, who served twice as Israel's prime minister and once as president, has died at the age of 93.
Mr Peres suffered a stroke two weeks ago. His condition had improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday.
His son Chemi led tributes to "one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel" who "worked tirelessly" for it.
Mr Peres was one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the new nation's birth in 1948.
He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his role negotiating peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier.
He once said the Palestinians were Israel's "closest neighbours" and might become its "closest friends".
Mr Peres died in a hospital near Tel Aviv early on Wednesday, with his family at his bedside.
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